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Chapter 14Chapter 14Career Development
PortfolioCareer Development
Portfolio
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C H A P T E RC H A P T E RC H A P T E RC H A P T E R
How to create your Career How to create your Career Development PortfolioDevelopment PortfolioHow to assemble your portfolioHow to assemble your portfolioHow to use your portfolio for writing How to use your portfolio for writing an effective ran effective résuméésuméHow to use your portfolio to prepare How to use your portfolio to prepare for interviewingfor interviewingHow to explore careersHow to explore careers
In Chapter 14 You Will LearnIn Chapter 14 You Will LearnIn Chapter 14 You Will LearnIn Chapter 14 You Will Learn1414 Career Development PortfolioCareer Development PortfolioCareer Development PortfolioCareer Development Portfolio
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See yourself focused with a vision and a purpose.
See yourself focused with a vision and a See yourself focused with a vision and a purpose. You are eager to awaken each day purpose. You are eager to awaken each day and turn the most ordinary task into a learning and turn the most ordinary task into a learning experience. You love to dream, explore, and experience. You love to dream, explore, and see the interrelationships between your see the interrelationships between your classes, jobs, and personal relationships. You classes, jobs, and personal relationships. You can choose any number of careers and be can choose any number of careers and be successful and happy.successful and happy.
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14Focus on ESSENTIALS, Focus on ESSENTIALS, not not nonessentialsnonessentials..
Success Principle 14Success Principle 14
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Creating a Career Creating a Career Development PortfolioDevelopment Portfolio
A Career Development Portfolio A Career Development Portfolio is a tool designed to highlight is a tool designed to highlight your strengths, skills, and your strengths, skills, and competencies to other people.competencies to other people.
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Creating a Career Creating a Career Development PortfolioDevelopment Portfolio
You can gain a competitive edge You can gain a competitive edge by showing the best of your work by showing the best of your work and accomplishments in your and accomplishments in your Career Development Portfolio.Career Development Portfolio.
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The Importance of a Career The Importance of a Career Development PortfolioDevelopment Portfolio
A Career Development Portfolio A Career Development Portfolio helps you to:helps you to:
Plan and design your Plan and design your educational program and educational program and postgraduate learning.postgraduate learning.
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Record significant life Record significant life experiences.experiences.Reflect on these experiences Reflect on these experiences and assess what you have and assess what you have learned.learned.
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The Importance of a Career The Importance of a Career Development PortfolioDevelopment Portfolio
Describe how your experiences Describe how your experiences have helped you grow have helped you grow professionally.professionally.Document skills and Document skills and accomplishments.accomplishments.
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See the connections among See the connections among educational, extracurricular, educational, extracurricular, community service, internship, community service, internship, job, and leadership learning job, and leadership learning experiences.experiences.
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Apply patterns of interests, Apply patterns of interests, skills, and competencies to skills, and competencies to career planning.career planning.Identify areas you want to Identify areas you want to improve.improve.
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Record and organize Record and organize experiences for your rexperiences for your résumé ésumé and job interviews.and job interviews.
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When Should You Start Your When Should You Start Your Portfolio?Portfolio?
As a college student, you can As a college student, you can begin your Career Development begin your Career Development Portfolio during your first term.Portfolio during your first term.
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When Should You Start Your When Should You Start Your Portfolio?Portfolio?
By the time you graduate, you will By the time you graduate, you will have a tool that is distinctly have a tool that is distinctly personal and persuasive.personal and persuasive.
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How to Organize and How to Organize and Assemble Your PortfolioAssemble Your Portfolio
You will need these items:You will need these items:Three-ring notebookThree-ring notebookSheet protectorsSheet protectorsLabel and tabsLabel and tabsA box to store documentsA box to store documents
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How to Organize and How to Organize and Assemble Your PortfolioAssemble Your PortfolioStep 1: Determine your purpose.Step 1: Determine your purpose.Step 2: Determine criteria.Step 2: Determine criteria.Step 3: Do your homework.Step 3: Do your homework.Step 4: Assemble your portfolio.Step 4: Assemble your portfolio.
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Elements of Your PortfolioElements of Your Portfolio
The exercises, The exercises, Personal Personal Performance NotebooksPerformance Notebooks, and , and worksheets that you have worksheets that you have completed throughout this course completed throughout this course form the basis of your portfolio.form the basis of your portfolio.
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Elements of Your PortfolioElements of Your Portfolio
Graphic OrganizerGraphic Organizer
Introduction
Introduction1
List of Significant Life Experiences
List of Significant Life Experiences
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Analysis of Accomplishments
Analysis of Accomplishments
3Inventory of
Interests, Aptitude, and
ValuesInventory of
Interests, Aptitude, and Values
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Inventory of Skills and
Competencies
Inventory of Skills and Competencies
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Inventory of Personal Qualities
Inventory of Personal Qualities
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Documentation
Documentation7
Work Philosophy and Goals
Work Philosophy and Goals
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Résumé
Résumé9
Interview Planning
Interview Planning10
Samples of Work
Samples of Work11
Summary of Transcripts
Summary of Transcripts
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Credentials, Certificates, Workshops Credentials,
Certificates, Workshops
13Bibliography
Bibliography14
Appendix
Appendix15
Your Career Development
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Cover LetterCover Letter
Indicate the purpose.Indicate the purpose.Indicate documents enclosed.Indicate documents enclosed.Give a brief review.Give a brief review.Ask for an interview.Ask for an interview.
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Cover PageCover Page
Include a title, your name, Include a title, your name, college, and the date.college, and the date.Use heavy card stock.Use heavy card stock.Put your own logo on the cover Put your own logo on the cover to make it unique.to make it unique.
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Title PageTitle Page
Include the title of your Include the title of your document.document.Include where you are Include where you are submitting the portfolio, name, submitting the portfolio, name, and date.and date.
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Contents Page(s)Contents Page(s)
The contents page lists the The contents page lists the contents of your portfolio.contents of your portfolio.
Make a draft when you start, but Make a draft when you start, but it will be the last page you it will be the last page you complete.complete.
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IntroductionIntroduction
Discuss:Discuss:
Why you are submitting the Why you are submitting the document.document.Your plan of development.Your plan of development.The contents.The contents.
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List of Significant Life List of Significant Life ExperiencesExperiences
This section includes a year-by-This section includes a year-by-year account of all your year account of all your significant life experiences.significant life experiences.
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List of Significant Life List of Significant Life ExperiencesExperiences
This section can be a This section can be a chronological record, a timeline, chronological record, a timeline, or written as an autobiography.or written as an autobiography.
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Analysis of AccomplishmentsAnalysis of Accomplishments
Identify what you have learned in Identify what you have learned in terms of:terms of:
KnowledgeKnowledgeSkillsSkillsCompetenciesCompetenciesValuesValues
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Analysis of AccomplishmentsAnalysis of Accomplishments
Identify how you can demonstrate Identify how you can demonstrate your learning.your learning.
Include a measurement of the Include a measurement of the learning.learning.
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Inventory of Skills and Inventory of Skills and CompetenciesCompetencies
Consider using the Department of Consider using the Department of Labor Secretary’s Commission Labor Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills as on Achieving Necessary Skills as a guide.a guide.
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SCANS SkillsSCANS SkillsFigure 14.4
Basic Skills: reading, writing, listening, speaking, mathThinking Skills: critical thinking, creative problem solving, knowing how to learn, reasoning, mental visualizationPersonal Qualities: responsibility, positive attitude, dependability, self-esteem, sociability, integrity, and self managementInterpersonal Skills: teaches others, team member, leadership, works will with diverse groups, serves clients and customersInformation: acquires, evaluates, organizes, maintains, and uses computersSystems: understands, monitors, corrects, designs, and improves systemsResources: allocates time, money, material, people, and spaceTechnology: selects, applies, maintains, and troubleshoots
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Document each of the SCANS Document each of the SCANS skills and competencies and skills and competencies and indicate when you learned each.indicate when you learned each.Write the names of people who Write the names of people who can vouch that you have these can vouch that you have these skills and competencies.skills and competencies.
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Include letters of support and Include letters of support and recommendation. recommendation.
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Work Philosophy and GoalsWork Philosophy and Goals
Your work philosophy is a Your work philosophy is a statement about how you statement about how you approach work.approach work.
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Work Philosophy and GoalsWork Philosophy and Goals
Your work philosophy can also Your work philosophy can also include changes you believe are include changes you believe are important in your career field.important in your career field.
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Work Philosophy and GoalsWork Philosophy and Goals
Define your career goals.Define your career goals.
Expand on your short-term, Expand on your short-term, medium-range, and long-term medium-range, and long-term goals.goals.
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Work Philosophy and GoalsWork Philosophy and Goals
Include a mission statement.Include a mission statement.
Include career objectives.Include career objectives.
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RRésuméésumé
The purpose of a rThe purpose of a résumé is to ésumé is to show the connections between show the connections between your strengths, accomplishments, your strengths, accomplishments, and skills and the needs of a and skills and the needs of a company or employer.company or employer.
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RRésuméésumé
The rThe résumé is a first impression.ésumé is a first impression.
It is your first contact with the It is your first contact with the employer.employer.
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RRésuméésumé
An effective rAn effective résumé should be ésumé should be clear, concise, and eye-catching.clear, concise, and eye-catching.
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RRésuméésumé
You may want to include this You may want to include this information:information:
Personal informationPersonal informationJob objectiveJob objectiveWork experienceWork experienceEducational backgroundEducational background
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Awards and honorsAwards and honorsCampus and community Campus and community activitiesactivitiesProfessional memberships and Professional memberships and activitiesactivitiesReferencesReferences
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Your résumé should:• Be honest.• Be error free.• Be clear and concise.• Use action words.
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Your résumé should:• Be printed on high-quality
paper.• Focus on skills,
achievements, and accomplishments.
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Putting Your RPutting Your Résumé Onlineésumé Online
You can also put your rYou can also put your résumé ésumé online and create your own home online and create your own home page on a Web site or job-listing page on a Web site or job-listing Web site.Web site.
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Putting Your RPutting Your Résumé Onlineésumé Online
Check with your campus career Check with your campus career center or a job search agency for center or a job search agency for help on putting your rhelp on putting your résumé ésumé online.online.
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Follow up with a phone call in a week or two to make certain your résumé
was received. This is also the time to ask if additional information is needed
and when a decision will be made. Call or write in a month if you have not
heard back.
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More on Cover LettersMore on Cover Letters
A cover letter is a written A cover letter is a written introduction and should state the introduction and should state the job you are applying for and what job you are applying for and what you can contribute to the you can contribute to the company.company.
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More on Cover LettersMore on Cover Letters
Include sample cover letters and Include sample cover letters and other letters that you may find other letters that you may find useful in your Career useful in your Career Development Portfolio.Development Portfolio.
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Interview PlanningInterview Planning
1.1. Be punctual.Be punctual.2.2. Be professional.Be professional.3.3. Dress appropriately.Dress appropriately.4.4. Learn about the company.Learn about the company.5.5. Learn about the position.Learn about the position.
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6.6. Relate your experience to the Relate your experience to the job.job.
7.7. Be honest.Be honest.8.8. Focus on how you can benefit Focus on how you can benefit
the company.the company.9.9. Be poised and relaxed.Be poised and relaxed.
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10.10. Maintain comfortable eye Maintain comfortable eye contact.contact.
11.11. Practice interviewing.Practice interviewing.12.12. Anticipate question types.Anticipate question types.13.13. Ending the interview.Ending the interview.14.14. Follow up with a letter.Follow up with a letter.
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”“
——George Herbert, poetGeorge Herbert, poet
Skill and confidence are an Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.unconquered army.
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Samples of WorkSamples of Work
Include samples of your work Include samples of your work when it is appropriate.when it is appropriate.
Think of how you can visually Think of how you can visually demonstrate your expertise.demonstrate your expertise.
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Summary of TranscriptsSummary of Transcripts
Include a copy of all transcripts of Include a copy of all transcripts of college work.college work.
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Credentials, Certificates, Credentials, Certificates, WorkshopsWorkshops
Include evidence of these items: Include evidence of these items:
CredentialsCredentialsCertificatesCertificatesWorkshopsWorkshopsSeminarsSeminars
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Credentials, Certificates, Credentials, Certificates, WorkshopsWorkshops
SeminarsSeminarsTraining sessionsTraining sessionsConferencesConferencesContinuing education coursesContinuing education coursesOther examples of learningOther examples of learning
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Include a bibliography of books Include a bibliography of books you have read that pertain to your you have read that pertain to your major, career goals, or occupation.major, career goals, or occupation.
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AppendixAppendix
Include:Include:
Internships.Internships.Leadership experiences.Leadership experiences.Travel experiences that relate to Travel experiences that relate to your goals.your goals.Awards, honors, and certificates.Awards, honors, and certificates.
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Overcoming the Barriers to Overcoming the Barriers to Portfolio DevelopmentPortfolio Development
The biggest barrier to career The biggest barrier to career success is procrastination.success is procrastination.
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Overcoming the Barriers to Overcoming the Barriers to Portfolio DevelopmentPortfolio Development
If you are resisting or If you are resisting or procrastinating, work with a procrastinating, work with a partner.partner.
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Overcoming the Barriers to Overcoming the Barriers to Portfolio DevelopmentPortfolio Development
Your Career Development Your Career Development Portfolio is a lifelong process.Portfolio is a lifelong process.
It should be started in your It should be started in your freshman year.freshman year.
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Overcoming the Barriers to Overcoming the Barriers to Portfolio DevelopmentPortfolio Development
As middle management jobs are As middle management jobs are eliminated, you will have to rely eliminated, you will have to rely on your portfolio of skills and on your portfolio of skills and competencies.competencies.
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Salary increases and Salary increases and advancement will tend to be advancement will tend to be based on performance and based on performance and production.production.
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You will be responsible for You will be responsible for managing your own career and managing your own career and marketing yourself.marketing yourself.
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Choosing Your CareerChoosing Your Career
You will need time to determine You will need time to determine your:your:
InterestsInterestsValuesValuesStrengthsStrengths
AbilitiesAbilitiesSkillsSkillsPersonalityPersonality
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Workplace TrendsWorkplace Trends
Keep a section in the appendix Keep a section in the appendix section of your Career section of your Career Development Portfolio for Development Portfolio for workplace trends that relate to workplace trends that relate to your occupation.your occupation.
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Workplace TrendsWorkplace Trends
One of the important trends will One of the important trends will be education on the job.be education on the job.
Some education will be formal; Some education will be formal; some of it will be informal.some of it will be informal.
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Business EthicsBusiness Ethics
Each employee must make Each employee must make decisions based on moral values decisions based on moral values and conscience, and follow the and conscience, and follow the code of ethics provided by his or code of ethics provided by his or her industry.her industry.
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Business EthicsBusiness Ethics
Sometimes a seemingly small Sometimes a seemingly small indiscretion or decision can cost indiscretion or decision can cost a job or result in a tarnished a job or result in a tarnished reputation.reputation.
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Business EthicsBusiness Ethics
Top managers have a Top managers have a responsibility for setting an responsibility for setting an ethical code and acting as role ethical code and acting as role models for all employees.models for all employees.
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Business EthicsBusiness Ethics
As corporations become more As corporations become more socially responsible, employees socially responsible, employees are encouraged to become are encouraged to become involved in the community.involved in the community.
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Invest time in planning and Invest time in planning and preparing a Career preparing a Career
Development Portfolio.Development Portfolio.
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Realize that your portfolio is Realize that your portfolio is a lifelong process.a lifelong process.
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Connect SCANS skills and Connect SCANS skills and competencies to school and competencies to school and
work.work.
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Choose to manage your Choose to manage your career.career.
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